Novation SuperNova

SuperNova

An excellent polyphonic super synth based on the classic Bass Station. Let's start with 16 voices of
polyphony (20 with the new OS), add three VCO's using sound modeling to
re-create those classic analog sounds with digital clarity and
reliability. Amazingly this synth has seven effects per voice! That adds
up to 56 effects all programmable and simultaneously available on all
voices at all times!!! A macho filter section with hi, low, band pass
filtering at 12, 18, 24 dB/oct ranges, resonant and self oscillating,
with overdrive and key tracking. There are two extremely flexible LFO
sections, two ring modulators, eight audio outputs, complete MIDI
parameter control and it is cased in a cool blue 3-space rack unit.

Overall its sounds are awesome! It cleanly and nicely emulates and even
transcends many classic synths like the Minimoog, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, and 2600! A 61-note professional keyboard
version, seen below, doubles the polyphony to 32 voices and the memory
to 1,024 patches.

There is an upgraded model, the SuperNova II which greatly increases the
polyphony, sonic possibilities and offers many more new knobs and
functions.

SuperNova II

It also comes in a keyboard version which combines elegance, beauty,
hands on control and a great 61 note velocity and aftertouch sensitive
keyboard.

Added features include new FM synthesis, ring-mod algorithms, two analog
inputs and a 42-band vocoder effect. These are available in 24-, 36- or
48-voice models. The SuperNova is already in use by Orbital, ATB,
The Faint, Sin, Jean-Michel Jarre and A Guy Called Gerald.

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... slightly baffled as to which to go for. It seems the KS series have more waveforms that the SuperNovas, but on the other hand the SuperNova II has a programmable arpeggiator and more advanced ... | Read more...